FatwaFederal TerritoriesPurification (Taharah)
AL-KAFI #743 : HUKUM MEMBASUH TUALA WANITA SEBELUM DIBUANG
Must a sanitary pad be washed before disposal so that jinn do not feed on the menstrual blood?
Short answer
No hadith or athar states that a sanitary pad stained with menstrual blood must be washed before it is thrown away, and there is no report that the female companions did so.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Purification (Taharah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
No hadith or athar states that a sanitary pad stained with menstrual blood must be washed before it is thrown away, and there is no report that the female companions did so. The Prophet's instruction to wash applied only to menstrual blood that gets on clothing. The claim that pads must be washed because jinn would eat the blood is untrue, although devils are known to like filth and impurities. The fatwa recommends disposing of pads in a designated place and not discarding them carelessly, such as in a toilet bowl.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Tiada sebarang athar atau hadis yang menunjukkan bahawa tuala wanita yang terkandung darah haid perlu dibasuh terlebih dahulu sebelum membuangnya.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #743 : HUKUM MEMBASUH TUALA WANITA SEBELUM DIBUANG”, 21 May 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/2413-al-kafi-743-hukum-membasuh-tuala-wanita-sebelum-dibuang. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/washing-sanitary-pad-before-disposal-ruling/